{"id":162,"date":"2026-04-02T03:20:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tebaleague.com\/phuketpanthers\/?page_id=162"},"modified":"2026-04-02T03:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:49:55","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tebaleague.com\/phuketpanthers\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"s1\">The Phuket Panthers are a professional basketball organization competing in the Thailand Elite Basketball Association (TEBA). As a new expansion team for the 2026 season, our mission is simple \u2014 build a winning culture while creating real opportunities for players to take their game to the international level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"s1\">Based in Phuket and competing in Bangkok, the Panthers are focused on developing high-level talent and competing under FIBA-style play. We are committed to bringing together elite athletes from around the world who are hungry, disciplined, and ready to prove themselves on a professional stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"s1\">This is not a camp or showcase \u2014 this is a direct pathway to a professional contract.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"s1\">Each season, we scout and select players through official team tryouts. Those who earn a roster spot will receive the opportunity to play overseas in Thailand, with <\/span><span class=\"s2\">housing and salary included<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> for the duration of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"s1\">Our organization is built on professionalism, accountability, and opportunity. We are not just building a team \u2014 we are building a platform for players to elevate their careers, gain international exposure, and open doors to leagues across the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"s1\">If you believe you have what it takes to compete at the next level, we invite you to step onto the floor and prove it.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"s1\">\ud83d\udd25 Why the Panthers<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Professional contracts (Housing + Salary)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Compete in a FIBA-style international league<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Exposure to overseas opportunities (Asia &amp; beyond)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Elite competition and high-level coaching<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"s1\">Direct path from tryouts to roster selection<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Phuket Panthers are a professional basketball organization competing in the Thailand Elite Basketball Association (TEBA). As a new expansion team for the 2026 season, our mission is simple \u2014 build a winning culture while creating real opportunities for players to take their game to the international level. Based in Phuket and competing in Bangkok,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":80,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-162","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tebaleague.com\/phuketpanthers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tebaleague.com\/phuketpanthers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tebaleague.com\/phuketpanthers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tebaleague.com\/phuketpanthers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tebaleague.com\/phuketpanthers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tebaleague.com\/phuketpanthers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":167,"href":"https:\/\/www.tebaleague.com\/phuketpanthers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162\/revisions\/167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tebaleague.com\/phuketpanthers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tebaleague.com\/phuketpanthers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}